What was the supreme court case that said only evolution can be taught in schools?

Answer 1

There have been a number of trials, none decided by the Supreme Court, IIRC dealing with the teaching of evolution: The Scopes trial in 1925, A trial in Arkansas in the 80s, the Dover PA trial a couple years ago. (To name a few, there have been others too).

It would not be a case for the Supreme court, since educational curricula is a matter reserved to the states.

In The Scopes Trial, the conviction of Scopes was overturned on a technicality--that the judge impose a fine higher that was then allowable.

In the other trials, it was ruled that the alternative (creationism) was not scientific, but rather an imposition of religious belief.

In the Dover case, the judge found that "Intelligent Design" was simply a re-clothing of "Scientific Creationism" and as such did not belong in the public schools.

Answer 2

There was a Supreme Court case:
Edwards V Aguillard in 1987.
The state of Louisiana had mandated that schools teach Creationism as science. Although it was a state law, it was a federal issue because challenge was brought under the Establishment clause of the 1st Amendment, and it was struck down as an impermissible endorsement of a specific religious viewpoint.
The Dover case mentioned above was also in federal court, and essentially just upheld the holding of Edwards, despite the fact that they used a different term for creationism in the Dover rule.

Answer 3

Are you referring to the "Scopes Monkey Trial"?
Called the "Trial of the Century", it took place in Dayton, Tennessee in July, 1925. Mr. Curious is right, the Tennessee Supreme Court foiled the ACLU's plans to take it to the US Supreme Court when the court ruled the anti-evolution statute was constitutional, the appellate judges overturned Scopes' conviction. The Attorney General complied with the courts and for the "peace and dignity of the State", let the matter lie.

Answer 4

It wasn't the supreme court, but you may be thinking of: Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, which held that the school board could not require religious beliefs to be taught in science class.

Answer 5

Evolution was not brought up by the Supreme Court. It was brought up in a state case in 1925 the Scopes Trial in Tennessee.

Answer 6

This is no such case or law, evolution, creation and anything else can be taught in tax payer supported schools.

Answer 7

See the movie (or play) "Inherit the Wind". The movie's good - it has Darin from Bewitched in it. (Okay...now I feel old)

Answer 8

There wasn't one. This is a state issue, NOT a federal issue.